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DOJ gives House Intel original document that prompted Russia investigation
The Hill ^ | 4/11/2018 | ATIE BO WILLIAMS AND OLIVIA BEAVERS

Posted on 04/11/2018 4:12:47 PM PDT by grayboots

The Justice Department has provided House lawmakers with access to a two-page document that the FBI used to initiate its original counterintelligence probe into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

All members of the House Intelligence Committee received access to the document, a Justice Department confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.

Committee chair Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had requested access to the unredacted document, complaining that previous "heavily" redacted versions were not adequate to the committee's own investigation.

Nunes said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein allowed him and House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) to view the key document related to the FBI’s Russia probe one day after he threatened to hold FBI Director Chris Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in contempt and initiate impeachment proceedings against them if they did not comply with the request for the unredacted document.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201804; 20180411; contempt; doj; fbi; impeachment; nunnes; russia; slowwalking; stonewalling
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To: grayboots

The lawmakers should see the full unredacted version.


21 posted on 04/11/2018 5:01:39 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: adorno
.......there is no doubt that they continue making progress towards their wet dreams of turning the U.S. into the Utopia of socialism........

Correction: Make that a liberal "Udopia" of socialism.........

22 posted on 04/11/2018 5:04:41 PM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: AnthonySoprano

In your wildest dreams did you ever think that our government was filled with such corrupt and dishonest people? Every day is a new revelation and every revelation exposes yet another skunk who couldn’t care less about the people or our country!


23 posted on 04/11/2018 5:20:20 PM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: phoneman08

Actually it is speculated that Downing (Australian diplomat tied to the Clintons who was based in London at the time) is the source, and communicated hearsay to British MI6 who communicated hearsay to CIA Director John Brennan who communicated hearsay to FBI Director James Comey. Peter Strzok took that quasruple hearsay and without vetting or corrobarting any of it used to as a justification to launch a counter intelligence operation against an opposition party’s candidate in a presidential election.

Let me repeat, QUADRUPLE HEARSAY was used as evidence (which is not admissible in any court of law) to launch a spy operation against Trump.


24 posted on 04/11/2018 5:24:29 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: shelterguy

With redactions that included the name of a foreign agent and a foreign country from whence the intelligence came.


25 posted on 04/11/2018 5:29:24 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Where did this speculation come from?


26 posted on 04/11/2018 5:36:08 PM PDT by Aria
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Yeah, it could be Downing being referenced. Does tie in with the Papadopoulos angle. Interesting that we know about Downing due to leaks, but he must be redacted so that the chairman of house intel can’t see it. What a mess.


27 posted on 04/11/2018 5:49:15 PM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz)
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To: Electric Graffiti

Its not “our” DOJ, its Sessions’ DOJ!


28 posted on 04/11/2018 5:49:51 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon

Yes...I thought so for some time, having lived in WDC for 30+ years.


29 posted on 04/11/2018 5:54:06 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Aria

Because when when the issue of the FISA warrant came up being based on the Steele dossier (FISA was not granted until Oct ‘16, FBI launched CI operation against Trump in July), the defenders of the Deep State claimed that is the the Pappadopoulis encounter in London with Australian diplomat Downer which launched the investigation.

And by the way, Pappadopoulis did not encounter Downer by chance. He was set up. And then we find out that DOwner is a long time associate of the Clintons...


30 posted on 04/11/2018 6:23:06 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Aria

How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/us/politics/how-fbi-russia-investigation-began-george-papadopoulos.html


31 posted on 04/11/2018 6:25:01 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Aria
The New York Times leak was specifically structured around the CIA “electronic communication”. However, the story within the origination document is abject nonsense. ♦If Papadopoulos having a conversation in a London bar in May 2016 was the origination of the FBI counterintelligence operation against the Trump campaign. Then why did the FBI wait until January 15th 2017 to talk to Papadopoulos for the first time? ♦Further, if a Papadopolous conversation in May 2016 was the origin, the source material, of the FBI counterintelligence operation, then why was the FBI denied a FISA application in June/July 2016? The far more realistic review says George Papadopoulos talking in May 2016, is likely about this open and public information from April 2016 about Guccifer hacking Hillary Clinton email [LINK]. The intelligence community “EC” was an excuse to start an FBI counterintelligence operation against the candidacy of Donald Trump. The true intent of the counterintel-op was to provide a cover-story for the DOJand FBI “small group” political opposition research and surveillance that was already ongoing. We’ve previously debunked this Origination Story HERE https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/04/11/access-granted-doj-gives-devin-nunes-trey-gowdy-and-hpsci-leadership-access-to-intelligence-origination-documents/
32 posted on 04/11/2018 6:28:03 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Electric Graffiti

Best post of the day.


33 posted on 04/11/2018 6:32:29 PM PDT by hawkaw
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To: grayboots

the federal probe was launched as a result of a tip that Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos had claimed to an Australian diplomat that he had dirt on Hillary Clinton.”

Anybody with half a brain knew all about the dirt on her. It was so blatantly obvious that she committed multiple crimes. Of course, the mindless idiots in government couldn’t find any dirt. They couldn’t find their butt with both hands.


34 posted on 04/11/2018 6:43:22 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon
In your wildest dreams did you ever think that our government was filled with such corrupt and dishonest people? Every day is a new revelation and every revelation exposes yet another skunk who couldn’t care less about the people or our country!

All I can do is shake my head in disbelief that people are only just now coming to that realization. If people had noticed 30 years ago, there might have been a chance of fixing it.

35 posted on 04/11/2018 6:54:30 PM PDT by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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To: hawkaw

;)


36 posted on 04/11/2018 7:30:09 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: grayboots
Congress should move to impeach Rosenstein anyway. Dicey excuse for a warrant. Months of obstruction. Countless documents still missing or redacted to be useless. This guy richly deserves a jail cell.
37 posted on 04/11/2018 7:46:52 PM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Thanks! I was looking at CTH briefly today and did notice that they had looked into this theory and discarded the whole Papa. story as a valid excuse but didn’t know the details.

I just hope we get this sorted out ASAP so we have a chance to survive the midterms.


38 posted on 04/11/2018 9:20:09 PM PDT by Aria
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To: zeugma; hal ogen

I have to admit that I was wildly naïve about our government and paid little attention to anything much more than a headline. Even then though, if someone had said, “our politicians are corrupt and the our system abused,” I doubt that I would have believed it.

Those were the day when I wasn’t a cynic. The US government was created by geniuses and now run by evil, greedy and self-serving people who are relatively stupid, cunning and devious, but mostly stupid.


39 posted on 04/12/2018 5:07:11 AM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: The Deplorable Miss Lemon
In your wildest dreams did you ever think that our government was filled with such corrupt and dishonest people?

Yep the day Kennedy gave in to Unions.

40 posted on 04/12/2018 11:46:51 AM PDT by itsahoot (Welcome to the New USA where Islam is a religion of peace and Christianity is a mental disorder.)
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